Umpire knee protection?

[GerryB]

Just wondering...I wear Douglas pads, love'em and use the box stance.
Took a pitch straight from the pitcher's hand directly to my knee cap.
No bruise. No "contact pain". But the shot compressed things behind the knee cap and they didn't like it. Finished the game, but felt like a "trick knee" the rest of the way. Was fine the next day.
Anybody else? The AA guy cited above maybe?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by GerryB

Just wondering...I wear Douglas pads, love'em and use the box stance.
Took a pitch straight from the pitcher's hand directly to my knee cap.
No bruise. No "contact pain". But the shot compressed things behind the knee cap and they didn't like it. Finished the game, but felt like a "trick knee" the rest of the way. Was fine the next day.
Anybody else? The AA guy cited above maybe?

I agree. I loved my Douglas leg guards. Took a few good shots and never felt a thing. Sold them to BigUmp56 in my "retirement" sale. Now for my comeback, they of course are no longer available (and nearly impossible to get anyone to part with as they are just so damn good). I plan on giving the hockey shins a whirl, as I'm just not (nor have ever been) that excited about the Wilson triple knees.